Sure, she may be temperamental. She may have those days when she just doesn’t feel like being bossed around by a goody goody androgynous guinea pig. And I’m sure she gets bored with constantly having to humor a turtle in a weird sailor beanie. If I had to carry an entire show day after day, I’d be a little annoyed too.

Truth is, diva or not, Ms. Ming-Ming is THE best thing about Wonder Pets. Despite her speech impediment (which I find completely endearing), she is a strong, sassy little chick who wears a pilot hat better than anyone. And that includes that little hack Margalo from Stuart Little 2.

Without Ming-Ming’s comic relief, Wonder Pets would be as difficult to watch as the Fresh Beat Band. Don’t even get me started. I’ll go bananas.

And with that, I leave you all with one question ….

Is Linny the guinea pig a boy or a girl? You tell me.

p.s. Scott really does yell out “What’s gonna work?” to people. And worse … we answer.

29 Responses to I am coming to save you, baby Ming-Ming!

Linny is a girl. I’ve wondered myself. I guess I watched enough episodes to learn!

Melodysays:

March 31, 2011 at 8:38 pm

Thank You Dina!!!! So glad someone took the time to stand up for my favorite duckling. Wonder Pets is about the only show I can stand to have on- a big reason for that is Ming-Ming. The Dadler totally has it wrong. Long live Ming-Ming!!! LOL

LOL a long-time debate in our household. I say GIRL! Sometimes she wears girlie costumes when they pop out of that box…you know the one. =P

Stephaniesays:

March 31, 2011 at 8:54 pm

Linny is a girl – in the episode where they save Linny’s Grandma’s friend (the old mouse, at the nursing home), the Grandma calls Linny “she”.
………………I mean, I don’t pay attention to it. I don’t know. I don’t sit with DH and analyze children’s shows……like how Jack Black was forced into Gabba Land my DJ Lance for his own entertainment…

Why did you say go bananas???! Now nananananana lets go bananaaaaas is stuck in my head. I would much rather take a hatchet to the Fresh Beat Band than Ming Ming. I think Wonder Pets is cute.

Nicole Bsays:

March 31, 2011 at 9:10 pm

BTW Linny is a girl.

PrincessMommysays:

March 31, 2011 at 9:26 pm

Wonder pets, and especially Ming Ming makes me want to bleach my brain. Linny is a girl, but I think she needs some eyeliner or something because she is rough… And the fresh beats? Holy sweet mother mary they are even worse. A 6’5″ tall dude “rapping” at my kids is just a tad creepy.

Yolandasays:

March 31, 2011 at 10:00 pm

I agree with everything you said. Ming-Ming makes the Wonder Pets almost watchable. I think she’s adorable. I will watch it before I’d watch Fresh Beats or Backyardigans. I’m sorry but, Friends Give Friends…is a horrible song.

Angelinesays:

March 31, 2011 at 10:40 pm

I love the Wonder Pets! That and Little Bill I have to admit though, I’m always a little bit irked when I hear the tag line about Nick Jr being “like preschool on TV.” Lol. In our house though, it’s mostly all about Disney Junior shows.

Fionasays:

April 1, 2011 at 5:29 am

It just goes to show that it takes all kinds I think The Fresh Beats are super, and Wonder Pets makes me want to curl up into a ball and rock back and forth. That, and Max and Ruby. The latter drove my husband so up the wall that he actually banned it from our house. Thankfully, most of my son’s favourite shows aren’t things that drive his parents dotty

If I could hide my son’s Nick Jr. DVDs with the wonder pets I would. I’ll watch Fresh Beats with him because he loves it and dances, but Wonderpets…and Linny is a girl.

I do love Little Bill, but it’s a shame you can’t find the books anymore except on Ebay. I miss the days of Blue’s Clues being on. Bought the DVDs i could find of it, and my son LOVES it.

Erinsays:

April 1, 2011 at 6:16 am

Blue’s Clues is still on…unfortunately, it is at 6AM on Saturday and Sundays. We DVR them…unless we are up that early:(

MomofTwoPreciousGirlssays:

April 1, 2011 at 6:32 am

I think it’s a man thing. My DH HATES the way she talks. MY kids love the show and are often heard singing to each other (unprompted) “What’s gonna work? TEEEEEEAAAAMWORK!”. I think the show is cute and has good lessons, but DH has a point. If our kids are going to watch something that is supposed to be “educational” they should speak properly. Why teach a kid to say things the wrong way. To us the concern is more with our 22 mo DD. She speaks a bit less than her big sister (although she is very good at repeating) bc big sister often speaks FOR her. Also, half way through her most develpmental point with language we moved from CT to GA, so she is surrounded all day by southern accents and then at home by northern accents. Then when she watches Ming Ming, she’s all screwed up!!

Samanthasays:

April 1, 2011 at 8:49 am

Linny is a girl although for a long time I thought she was a boy, but they said she or her on an episode recently.

I really love Ming Ming too!! And seriously I always thought Linny was a boy up until now, lol… Wao!

Nataliesays:

April 1, 2011 at 12:55 pm

Wonder pets drives me nuts. I’m so glad my DD’s interest in it faded really quickly. We only had to watch it for a couple of months. So annoying. But I’m really surprised Linny is a girl. I totally thought boy.

Jessicasays:

April 1, 2011 at 2:25 pm

We dont do nick jr unless Olivia is on only because my daughter is Alivia and likes her. We watch alot of backyardigans dvds though. We much prefer disney here hhehehehee bring on the kids channel wars! I caught the begining of fresh beat band and yea had to turn that off fast. My sister loves that show and watches it with her daughter. I say go movers cuz I LOVE them. Again disney house here! hehe.
I will add I have banned wonder pets because the speach impediment of the duck irked me and really wasnt teaching my kid much when it came to proper speach.

Wellsmomsays:

April 1, 2011 at 8:52 pm

Did someone say….bananas? Yes, thanks, the song is now stuck in my head, too. My kids LOVE Fresh Beats so I usually have at least one of their songs in my head all day because we watch it while finishing up getting ready to leave for preschool. I used to think it was the most annoying show on the planet, but my kids love music and have learned some things from it (allegro, snare drum vs. bass drum, etc.).

I don’t mind Wonder Pets. I like when they do the Vegas episode and sing like Sinatra (dooby dooby dooby doo…!). I’ve been known to yell out “What’s gonna work…” at work, too, but the problem is my job has nothing to do with kids or parents, so no one yells anything back (at first!).

Dina Freemansays:

April 1, 2011 at 9:48 pm

It is a great day, the very best day, to spennnnnd some time together …

(does that help remove the bananas?)

Cherylsays:

April 4, 2011 at 3:16 am

Hee hee hee! I have two wonder pets lovers, Linny is a girl I think, but a bit butch. I really wanted them to be Disney kids, but they only watch Mickey mouse clubhouse (hot dog hot dog hot diggity dog). Slowly moving them to PBS – Super Why and Word world so far.
I ignore requests for the fresh beat band, I can’t take it.

Danny's Mommasays:

April 4, 2011 at 5:37 am

Aw but I like Fresh Beat Band! Except for when my son insists that I count like Marina so he can do a drum solo. 47 thousand times. And Daddy just does say “A-one! A-two! A-one two three four!” enough like Marina does to make our son happy.

I know every episode of Wonderpets, and I’m sorry to say, I disagree with everyone. I can’t stand Ming Ming. She’s just too sassy and seems a little stuck up to me. She’s cute and all, and I tried to like her. I bought my son a robotic Ming Ming that actually glided across the floor in a swirly pattern while her cape fluttered and she sang the Wonderpets theme song. I think maybe I’ve just seen it too many times.

Missysays:

April 9, 2011 at 1:03 pm

Linny is a girl and I only know this from the episode where they visit “her” grandma and they used the pronoun “her”. I put on the close captioning to find out for sure! I find Linny less annoying once I realized it was a bossy female instead of a dominering male character. How wrong is that?

Girl. And sister, I wouldn’t mind pouring a Groovy Smoothie over all of those Fresh Beats yahoos.

Aprilsays:

April 19, 2011 at 6:04 am

I love the wonder pets! My son and I love the phone is ringing song and the teamwork song. Ming Ming is definetly my favorite. My most favorite part of every show is when Ming Ming says “This is sewious”.

Pennysays:

May 3, 2011 at 8:15 pm

Linny is a girl. Whenever the Wonder Pets jump into their box of costumes to get capes, she emerges in something girly first. (Also, Nick Jr. show information has described her using ‘she’.) I love this show and all of its characters, but it wouldn’t be the same without Ming Ming. She cracks me up.

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